Outlet vs. Socket

Outletnoun

A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

Outletnoun

Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

Outletnoun

A river that runs out of a lake.

Outletnoun

A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

Outletnoun

A wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.

Outletnoun

The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.

Outletverb

To let out; to emit.

Outletnoun

a place of business for retailing goods

Outletnoun

receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Outletnoun

an opening that permits escape or release;

Outletnoun

activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion;

Socketnoun

(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).

Socketnoun

(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.

Socketnoun

(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.

Socketnoun

(computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

Socketnoun

A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.

Socketnoun

The hollow of a candlestick.

Socketnoun

A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.

Socketverb

To place or fit in a socket.

Socketnoun

An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth.

Socketnoun

Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick.

Socketnoun

the receptacle of an electric lamp into which a light bulb is inserted, containing contacts to conduct electricity to the bulb.

Socketnoun

the receptacle fixed in a wall and connected by conductive wiring to an electrical supply, containing contacts to conduct electricity, and into which the plug of an electrical device is inserted; - called also a wall socket or outlet. The socket will typically have two or three contacts; if three, the third is connected to a ground for safety.

Socketnoun

a bony hollow into which a structure fits

Socketnoun

receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

Socketnoun

a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted